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Terrorism Not New in the EU
November 11, 2020
A recent article in Modern Diplomacy explains that jihadist terrorism is not new in the European Union but there has been a new wave of islamist attacks since 2015 with The goal of making EU countries an Islamic state governed only by Islamic Sharia law.
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US Court Moves forward Turkish Bank Indictments
November 11, 2020
The US Southern District of New York (SDNY) will move forward on indictments against two major Turkish banks for financing Hamas terrorist attacks revealing NATO-member Turkey's support for illicit financing of jihadist activities worldwide.
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Afghan Woman Blinded in Suspected Taliban Attack
November 11, 2020
As she left her job in a local police station in eastern Afghanistan, a 33-year-old Afghan woman was deliberately blinded in an attack by three assailants believed to be Taliban associates connected to her father.
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History, Demography, Democracy Make France Top Euro Target for Jihadis
November 11, 2020
According to Laurence Bindner, a member of the U.N. Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), France's combination of satirical, anti-clerical secularism, robust speech, and media freedoms make the provocative country a top target for jihadi attacks by Islamist extremists.
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Turkey-Iran Deep Connections Draw on Shared Islamist Ideology and Criminal Activities
November 09, 2020
Although Iran and Turkey continue to compete for hegemony in the Middle East, Ankara and Tehran are cooperating against the West and their common adversaries in the region, with NATO member Turkey serving as the gateway to degrade Transatlantic values, institutions and laws.